Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are
provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional
services available and many others.
Important !
› The plug-in SIM card can be easily damaged by
scratches or bending, so be careful when handling,
inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out
of the reach of small children.
› 2G/2.5G/3G SIM supported.
Illustrations
1
Open the back cover
2
Remove the battery
3
Insert your SIM
4
Insert your battery
5
Close the back cover
6
Charge your battery
1
2
Slot-1
3
4
5
6
Getting to Know Your Phone
Charger,
USB Cable
connector
Earpiece
Soft keys
Each of these
keys performs the
functions indicated
by the text on the
display immediately
above them.
Multitasking Key
Call key
Dials a phone
number and answers
incoming calls.
Earphone jack
Main screen
Navigation key
Use for quick access
to phone functions.
End/Power key
Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone
on/off. Returns to the
standby screen when
you use the menu.
WARNING:
Do not remove your
MicroSD card during the date transfer.
•
Call divert
- Choose whether to divert your calls.
•
Call barring
- Select when you would like calls to be
barred.
•
Fixed dial number
- Choose a list of numbers that can
be called from your phone. You will need your PIN2
code from your operator. Only numbers included in
the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.
•
Send my number
- Choose whether your number will
be displayed when you call someone. This depends on
your network provider.
•
Auto redial
• On: When this function is activated, the phone will
automatically try to redial in the case of failure to
connect a call.
• Off: Your phone will not make any attempts to redial
when the original call has not connected.
•
Minute minder
- Select
On
to hear a tone every
minute during a call.
•
Save new number
- Choose
On
or
Off
.
•
Video call settings
- You can set the screen display
when making/receiving a video call.
>
Use Private Image:
This menu allows you to
substitute your picture with another picture.
>
Set as private image:
Select an image to be
displayed.
>
Speaker mode:
You can use the integrated
Speakerphone during a Video Call by selecting On .
>
Mirror:
Select to activate the mirror effect or not.
- On : Displays the image flipped side to side.
- Off : Displays the image as it is.
•
Call costs
- View the charges applied to your last call
or all calls. This service is network dependent, some
operators are unable to support this.
•
Common settings :
>
Excuse messages
- Before you reject an incoming
call, you can use “Excuse messages” to send a
message to explain why you do not receive an
incoming call.
>
Bluetooth answer mode
- Select Hands-free to be
able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset,
or select Handset to press a key on the handset to
answer a call.
>
Self call
- Self call imitates a real incoming call. Press
‘#*#’ on the home screen to make a self call. This
doesn’t charge any fee.
>
Call rejection list
- This menu shows you the
phone numbers of person you have chosen to
reject. you can add the new number using add
button. The incoming calls received from the Call
rejection list numbers will be automatically rejected.
In call log, rejected icon would be shown for such
calls.
Messaging
Your LG-A353 includes functions related to SMS (Short
Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service),
and email, as well as the network’s service messages.
Sending a message
1
Press
Menu
, select
Messaging
and choose
Write
message
.
2
A new message editor will open. Message editor
combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is
easy to switch between.
The default setting of the message editor is SMS
mode.
3
Enter your message.
4
Select
Options
and choose
Insert
to add an
Image,
Video, Sound, Text Template, Multimedia Templates
, Symbol, Emoticon, Name & number, slide, Subject
or
More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/Tasks/My
Profile)
.
5
Press
Send to
.
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s
keypad. The following text input methods are available
on the phone: T9 predictive mode, ABC manual mode
and 123 mode.
Note:
Some fields may allow only one text input
mode (e.g. telephone numbers in the address book
fields).
•
Settings
- This menu allows you to set the features of
your network service provider.
Logs
•
All calls
- Displays the lists of all three types
(Received/Dialled/Missed calls) by time.
•
Missed logs
- View a list of any calls you have missed.
•
Outgoing logs
- View a list of all the numbers you
have called.
•
Incoming logs
- View a list of all the numbers that
have received.
•
Call durations
- Allows you to view the duration of
your Last call, outgoing calls. Incoming calls and All
calls.
•
Data volume
- Allows you to view the received data
and sent data.
Contacts
Searching for a contact
1
Press
Menu
, select
contacts
.
2
Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the contact
you want to call.
3
To scroll through the contacts, use the up and down
arrows.
Adding a new contact
1
Press
Menu
, select
Contacts
and choose
New contact
.
2
Enter all the information you have in the fields
provided and select
Done.
Adding a contact to a group
You can save your contacts in groups; for example, to
keep your work colleagues and family separate. There
are a number of groups including
Family, Friends,
Colleagues, School
,
VIP
already set up on the phone.
SNS (Social network services)
Your LG-A353 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage
your social network.
Facebook is a social networking website.
1
Press
Menu
and select
SNS
.
2
Select
.
•
Home
- Log in and you will see your friend’s updated
status. Input your comment about new status or check
others.
Press
Options
to Update my status, Upload and
Logout.
•
Profile
- You can select the Wall and write the current
status. See your info detail in Info and upload or take a
picture in Photos.
•
Friends
- You can find many friends in SNS and view
their status. Search your friends in facebook by
selecting Search tap.
•
Inbox
- It will show all your SN messages. You can see
the Inbox/Sent folder.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging
service.
1
Press
Menu
and select
SNS
.
2
Select
.
NOTE:
An additional costs may be incurred when
connecting and using online services. Check your
data charges with your network provider.
Multimedia
MP3 player
Your LG-A353 has a built-in music player so you can play
all your favourite music.
Playing a song
1
Press
Menu
and select
Multimedia
and then choose
MP3 player
.
2
Choose All songs then select the song you want to
play, press the center button to Play.
3
While music is playing, press center buitton to pause
the song.
4
Press right navigation key to skip to next song.
5
Press left navigation key to skip to previous song.
6
While music is playing, press “Back” key to return to
the MP3 player menu.
You can view and play songs, add/delete songs to/from
My playlists, set any song as ringtone from My playlists.
FM radio
With embedded FM antenna, you can receive FM
radio with an external earphone. You can listen to your
favourite radio station anytime.
Listening to the radio
1
Press
Menu
and select
Multimedia
, then choose
FM
radio
.
2
Select the channel number of the station you would
like to listen.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can
upload, share, and view videos.
Unregistered users may watch videos, and registered
users may upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos
that are considered to contain potentially offensive
content are available only to registered users 18 and older.
Contains all your e-mail messages. Select the account
you want to use then select Retrieve. Your LG-A353 will
connect to your e-mail account and retrieve your new
messages.
Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the move using email on your
LG-A353. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4
email account.
1
Press
Menu
, select
E- Mail
.
2
Select
and choose
New e-mail account
.
3
Follow the pop up instruction and enter the
information required.
Games & apps
Games
Your LG-A353 comes with preloaded games to keep you
Video Camera
Video Camera
(Menu>Camera> Video
Camera)
Shooting a quick video
1
The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen.
2
Focus the camera on what to record.
3
Press
to start recording.
Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder. Press
again to stop recording.
After you’ve shot your video
A still image representing your captured video will
appear on screen.
After recording a video clip, you can check the menu
as follow:
•
Videos
- View the videos you have taken in your
Album.
•
Play
- Play the file.
•
New
- Press to shoot another video straight away.
•
Send
- Send the video as Message, as an E-mail or via
Bluetooth.
•
Delete
- Delete the video you have just made. The
viewfinder will reappear.
My stuff
All
•
Images -
The
Images folder
contains default images
on your phone, images downloaded by you, and
images taken on your phone’s camera.
•
Videos -
The
Videos folder
shows the list of
downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on
your phone.
•
Sounds -
The
Sounds folder
contains default sounds,
your voice recordings and sound files. downloaded by
you. From here you can manage and send sounds, or
set them as ringtones.
•
SVG contents -
The SVG contents folder shows the list
of svg files.
amused in your spare time. If you choose to download
any additional games they will be saved in this folder.
Applications
You can use the Google Maps and NewsHunt.
More contents
User can access AccuWeather, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo
news from this menu.
Camera
Camera
Taking a quick photo
1
Press Menu and select Camera then select
Camera
.
2
When the camera has focused on your subject, You
can press the CSK [Capture] key on the phone firmly.
After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The
image name is shown on the bottom of the screen with
five icons.
•
Images
- View the pictures and videos you have taken
in your Album.
•
Send
- Send the image as MMS, as an Email or via
Bluetooth.
•
New
- Take another photo straight away.
•
Set as
- Use the image as Wallpaper, as a contacts
image.
•
Delete
- Delete the photo you have just taken and
confirm by selecting
Yes
. The viewfinder will reappear.
TIP!
When using the camera, power consumption
increases. If
icon appears indicating low battery,
recharge the battery before use.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, select Setting to open all advanced
settings options. You can change the camera setting.
After selecting the option, choose the
Close
.
T9 predictive mode
T9 predictive mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognize
the words you are writing based on the key sequences
you press. Simply press the number key associated with
the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will
recognize the word once all the letters are entered.
ABC manual mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key
labeled with the required letter once, twice, three or four
times until the letter is displayed.
123 Mode
Type numbers using one keystroke per number. You can
also add numbers while remaining in letter modes by
pressing and holding the desired key.
Message folders
Press
Menu
and select
Messaging
. The folder structure
used on your LG-A353 is fairly self-explanatory.
•
Write message
- Allows you to create new messages.
•
Conversation box
- You can view the messages by
each numbers.
•
Inbox
- All the messages you receive are placed in
your Inbox.
•
Drafts
- If you don’t have time to finish writing a
message, you can save what you have done so far
here.
•
Outbox
- This is a temporary storage folder while
messages are being sent. It also stores any messages
that have failed to send.
•
Sent
- This menu allows you to view the messages
which have already been sent, including time and
content.
•
Window Live Messenger
- This application enables
user to make new friends and stay connected.
•
My folders
- You can move your personal messages
from Inbox , Sent items & Drafts to My folder.
•
Templates
- A list of useful pre-written templates that
can be used for a quick reply.
•
Emoticons
- Manages text emoticon list to use in
writing message.
LG-A353 User Guide
- English
This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you
with useful explanations of features on your phone.
Some of the content of this manual may differ from your phone depending on the
software of the phone or your service provider.
P/N: MFL67262804 (1.0)
Calls
Making a call
1
Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit,
press
.
2
Press
to initiate the call.
3
To end the call, press
.
TIP!
To enter + when making an international call,
press and hold
.
Making a call from your contacts
1
Select
Contacts
from the Standby screen.
2
Using the keypad, enter the first few letters of the
contact you want to call.
3
Press or
select options>call>make voice call/make
video call.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press
to answer the call.
While your phone is ringing, press
Slient
to mute the
ringing. This is great if you’ve forgotten to change your
profile to Slient for a meeting!
Press
or select
Reject
to reject the incoming call.
Speed dialing
You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed
dial number.
1
Press
Menu
and select
Contact
.
2
Select
Options
and choose
Speed dials
.
To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned
number until the contact appears on screen. The call will
begin automatically and there is no need to press
.
Changing the call settings
You can set call-specific functions. Press
Menu
, select
Settings and choose Call.
•
Call waiting
– Select Active or cancel call waiting.
Installing the SIM card and the handset battery
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Making an Emergency call when there is no
USIM card present in the handset:
1.
Enter emergency number 111 or 112
2.
Press
Voice call
to activate Emergency call.
